Which Freud stage involves toilet training and control?

• A. Phallic
• B. Genital
• C. Oral
• D. Anal

Answer: (D)

This item tests Freud's psychosexual development, focusing on the stage tied to toilet training and control. The anal stage is the one where toilet training becomes central, typically around the second to third year of life. During this period, a child’s ability to control elimination is linked to autonomy and competence. How smoothly or harshly this stage is resolved can influence personality traits later on, with successful mastery fostering a sense of independence, and fixation potentially leading to traits like being very orderly or, on the flip side, very messy. Other stages focus on different bodily excitements or tasks—oral on feeding and dependence, phallic on the genitals and early sexual awareness, and genital on mature sexual functioning—so toilet training clearly points to the anal stage.